A beautifully carved study of a father monkey holding down a sparrow and showing his offspring how to kill it. The young monkey looks on enthusiastically and is holding another smaller sparrow by the wing. Sensitive details in the facial expressions and overall a very charming netsuke. Natural himotoshi and signature SEIGYOKU on the underside. Compare also to the netsuke by Gyokumin no. 104 in this catalog.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Seigyoku

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

32mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

mm

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